In an order that offers a major relief to Huawei India, its CEO Li Xiongwei and the others, the sessions court said summoning of the accused "is a serious matter and should not be done in a mechanical manner".
A sessions court in India has set aside orders summoning Huawei India and its executives for prosecution proceedings in a case filed by the Income Tax Department. The tax department accused Huawei and its executives of not providing information deliberately. The sessions court stated that summoning the accused "is a serious matter and should not be done in a mechanical manner" and noted that the magistrate was swayed by the version of the Income Tax Department.
A note of caution by the director of a leading IIT woke up Government of India on deep inroads that Chinese company Huawei had already made into India’s leading institutes including IITs. India’s gear shift on Huawei was cautious, quiet and a tad late, unlike in other parts of the world where the company s alleged role as an instrument of the Chinese state had openly come into question.
The absence of such crucial details has sparked speculation about the device's connectivity options. There could be two different reasons why Huawei chose to omit the details
Huawei: Both Airtel and Jio, who have launched 5G services in the country, are targeting to cover the entire country by March 2024 and December 2023, respectively. Vodafone Idea has a higher share of rural subscribers but is yet to launch 5G services.